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That will create a virtual session. If your ssh connection breaks, that virtual session still exists.
https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-linux-screen/
Use some sort of copy command that can deal with restarting a partial copy
rsync -av /mnt/4tb/* /mnt/14tb/
Dude awesome reply thank you! I'll wait for this session to break and give screen a crack and then rsync if screen doesn't get the job done.
Learn rsync, it is your only friend for these sorts of jobs. :-)
That is becoming more and more evident. It seems like an excellent solution.
tmux is a very good alternative to screen, if you come across that.
Perhaps hooking up a screen and logging directly into the pi to do the transfer?